The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy and America's Entry into World War I Hardback - 2012
by Thomas Boghardt
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- Title The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy and America's Entry into World War I
- Author Thomas Boghardt
- Binding Hardback
- Edition 1st
- Condition New
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher US Naval Institute Press, Annapolis
- Date 2012-10
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9781612511481
- ISBN 9781612511481 / 1612511481
- Weight 1.41 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1914-1918 - United States, World War, 1914-1918 - Diplomatic history
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012026570
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.311
From the jacket flap
In January 1917, British naval intelligence intercepted a secret telegram from Germany's foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, offering his country's support to Mexico for regaining lost territory in the U.S. in exchange for a Mexican attack on the United States. Five weeks later, America entered World War I. This remarkable study taps fresh sources to provide a definitive account of the origins, cryptanalysis, and impact of the German alliance scheme. Challenging many widely accepted views of what happened, the author contends that the telegram was a spontaneous initiative, not the result of a long-term German plan. He further argues that the telegram did not rally Americans for war, but instead proved divisive, alienating isolationist and pacifist groups and lawmakers. He also corrects mistakes made previously about how the telegram was sent and coded. The book's new findings, as well as a firsthand account of how the telegram was conceived, published here for the first time, are certain to attract attention.
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- Choice, 05/01/2013, Page 0